Suspect fatally shot by police in narcotics operation in Country Club Hills

A narcotics investigation suspect was fatally shot by authorities and four Cook County sheriff's deputies were injured in County Club Hills this afternoon, officials said.

The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. outside a McDonald's at 167th Street and Pulaski Road in the south suburb and involved narcotics officers.

A suspect tried to flee in a vehicle and was shot, officials said.

The person shot by police died of his wounds tonight, according to a statement from the Cook County sheriff's office.

Nyarko Johnson, 38, whose last known address was in the 15400 block of Albany Street in Markham, was the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident and the subject of the narcotics investigation, according to the sheriff's office statement.

One source close to the investigation said at least two officers were injured when their car flipped over during the chase.

An SUV was turned upside down in the parking lot of a shopping mall near the scene on 167th Avenue between Pulaski Road and Kilbourn Avenue. It was not clear if the other two officers were injured in the accident.

The suspect was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he had been reported in critical condition before he died. The officers also were taken to Christ Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, said Liane Jackson, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff's office.